Mountain View Hotels in Yushan

"We were traveling with kids, and I figured a day trip up the mountain would be too tiring, so I booked the Goddess Hotel. From the Jinsha Cable Car, it's about a 30-minute to an hour's walk to the Goddess Hotel, which isn't too strenuous. Behind the hotel, you can hike up to Yuxutai, Yumikawai, and Yixiantian (One-Line Sky). It takes about an hour to get to Yixiantian, which is also manageable. It's cooler on the mountain, so the rooms don't have air conditioning. The rooms are small, but the beds can be pushed together, which was enough for us to sleep comfortably. Since all supplies have to be carried up manually, the higher prices are understandable. The room water is from a mountain spring and can be boiled and drunk directly. The stone mushroom and old duck soup at the restaurant was delicious, though it was pricey at 298 for a pot. But the kids all said it was good, so it was worth it. If your budget allows and the weather is good, consider staying on the mountain. You can catch the sunset at West Coast in the evening and the sunrise from the hotel or Yuxutai in the morning. However, we encountered a typhoon, so the weather was bad this time. It started raining in the evening, and the cable car was even shut down the next day. We had to hike down, and my legs felt like they were going to break! From behind the Goddess Hotel, you climb down ladders to the Waishuangxi Cable Car, which takes about 1.5 hours. From that cable car, it's another 1.5 to 2.5 hours to walk down to the foot of the mountain, depending on your pace. For those with strong legs, it's 1.5 hours; my legs were hurting, so it took me 2.5 hours."